Effect of lindane on antioxidant enzymes in epididymis and epididymal sperm of adult rats

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-208

  Chitra, K C ^a   Sujatha, R ^a   Latchoumycandane, C ^a   Mathur, P P ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

hexachlorocyclohexane; Antioxidants; Epididymis; Lindane; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LINDANE; LIPID; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; EPIDIDYMIS; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; LINDANE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0034785078     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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